I'm expect that the Android team is thinking longer-term and bigger- picture rather than rushing out cool stuff that might be hard to support.
I think one of the often-forgotten challenges in software is upgrades. Installing something from scratch is easier than taking a customized system that the user is already used to and happy with, and upgrading it without breaking things. Upgrades are hard and thus scary. Making upgrades and future innovation easy requires getting a good platform that works well not just now but in the future. SDcard usage for apps etc is complicated because it might be unmounted at any time. And I've already seen sdcard corruption when I pulled my phone off the usb without remembering to properly unmount it. So it is important to think it thru to avoid some really frustrated customers. Android is very young. So I expect that we'll get most of that stuff, in official builds, in ways that work both now and in the future. And remember that the carriers also have to be happy with the results. They're investing a lot in this platform. Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/ On Feb 4, 11:48 am, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > By the way, everything that is claimed in the article is true, and it > works very well. My phone is configured to do everything shown here > plus more. > > --Ed > > On Feb 4, 12:46 pm, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > What I did say is that many of these options, if made available to > > users from the outset (with or without root), would have made the G1 > > an outstanding competitor to the iPhone. I generally agree with > > Incognito about look and feel, which is why it is ridiculous to > > require root access to change something so simple as the appearance of > > the clock on your home screen, or the icon set. I rooted my phone > > because it was the only way I could be happy with my phone. > > Apparently, I am not alone, and many others have done so for the same > > reasons. (Voice of the Customer, anyone?) > > > Multitouch, custom theming (look and feel), task manager, unfettered > > SD card usage, tethering, autorotation, full backup and recovery > > capabilities, plus much more = a better phone than you can get > > anywhere else. > > > Too bad you have to root it to get it. > > > --Ed > > > On Feb 4, 12:13 pm, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Looks like the average customers also needs a Task Manager! I would say > > > its > > > a balance between brains and beauty. > > > > take care, > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914http://androidrocks.in-...Consulting. > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Don't agree. The average customer cares more about look and feel. > > > > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 3:56 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Wow, cool stuff. As someone was saying (Ed?) if only G1 had given root > > > > access to its users it would have been hyped as a "true competition" to > > > > iphone instead of the "one more smartphone" hype. > > > > > I'm sure the next Android phone (G2?) is going be bigger and better! > > > > > take care, > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > <http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz>http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914 > > > > <http://androidrocks.in>http://androidrocks.in-AndroidConsulting. > > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Al Sutton < <[email protected]> > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> <http://hehe2.net/gadgets/howto-multitouch-tethering-task-manager-for-...> > > > >>http://hehe2.net/gadgets/howto-multitouch-tethering-task-manager-for-... > > > > >> Claims to have; > > > >> - Tethering via USB, Bluetooth > > > >> - Multitouch > > > >> - Task Manager > > > > >> What to people think? > > > > >> Al. > > > >> <http://andappstore.com/>http://andappstore.com/ > > > > >> -- > > > >> ====== > > > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > > >> subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
